He was born outside of the Clan territory; his mother ultimately decided she didn't want to join the Clans when Carpspike asked her too. She gave birth in a seemingly abandoned den, only to be killed by foxes. All her kits save for Silentkit died. Carpspike found his former mate's dead body and kits and carried Silentkit back to his camp. He couldn't bear to have this kit, knowing he reminded him so much of Sun, and so he let another queen + her mate raise him.

He is mentor to Pepperpaw.

Random fact: Skullpaw is his great-great-great-grandfather.

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Name Meaning

The Silent- based off a grieving father who abandoned his only living kit to another queen when his own mate died and -storm for his tumultuous life when he finds out who his real parents are/discovering his sexuality.

History

His history is that unlike many RiverClan warriors. His father fell in love with a wandering loner named Sun, who’s beauty could truly only match her name - as she shone brighter than the sun itself. Carpspike attempted to have Sun become a RiverClan warrior herself; he simply couldn’t leave her side, yet his deep connection to his own Clan and family rooted his paws within that lifestyle. He had his own sister to care for, his own goals in Clan life.

Although the Clan was apprehensive and angry at Carpspike for falling in love outside of the Clan and bringing a complete stranger into the heart of the Clan, Greenpetal, his sister, was quick to defend her sibling. Sun appreciated being liked by at least some cats here but the constant flares of other cats eventually made the she-cat realise that Clan life simply weren’t for her. Even though she loved Carpspike with all her heart, she needed to roam, to be free of the burdens of rules and expectations placed upon her.

Despite Carpspike trying his best to convince her, she understood that they could truly never be together; Carpspike wouldn’t leave his Clan and Sun couldn’t accept the life of a RiverClan warrior. In the middle of the night, Sun left the territory, carrying with her a deep secret: she was pregnant with Carpspike’s kits. She traveled for as long as she could until she found herself trailing back into RiverClan territory once her kits were due. Perhaps it was instinct, perhaps it was the need for a safe shelter. Either way, she stumbled into what she believed to be an abandoned fox den. The scene was stale, the wall slightly crumbling. It was there that she gave birth to three healthy kits.

But her joy didn’t last long. When she returned from hunting, she encountered two foxes sniffing dangerously close to the entrance of her den. Her motherly instincts kicked in; she immediately dove in to protect her defenceless newborn kits, unfortunately finding herself cornered within her own den. She fought fiercely, right up to her very last breath. The foxes gave up the pursuit and left, leaving a mortally wounded queen to tend to her last surviving kit, before ultimately dying from her injuries.

Carpspike caught the familiar scent of his long lost mate, following her trail which led him to the horrific scene. He found her body inside the den, along with the two dead kits. As he started to move her outside, he overheard and extremely faint and weak mew: the one survivor of this terrible slaughter. Overtaken by grief for the life of his dear loved one lost, he named the kit Silentkit. No one would mourn the loss of Sun as much as he did and this kit was a cruel reminder of her legacy.

Carpspike returned to RiverClan carrying the kit, shocking his Clan in the process. The leader at the time, Splashstar, agreed to let the kit become a RiverClan warrior. Carpspike, unable to process his own loss, gave Silentkit to be raised by another queen and her litter. He couldn’t be the father he wished to be, not when Silentkit reminded him so much of Sun. Silentkit would grow up believing the queen he was raised by and her mate were his biological parents.

Silentkit had a pretty average kithood. Nobody in the Clan would dare say anything about his legacy. Silentkit didn’t need to know and it would be better off should the kit never truly learn his heritage, anyways. Silentkit became great friends with another kit in the Clan, Shorekit. The two would become inseparable during their apprenticeship.

Silentpaw was apprenticed to Greenpetal, who, ironically, was Carpspike’s sister. She was a patient and kind mentor, taking her time to train Silentstorm in the ways of a true RiverClan warrior. The apprentice always had difficultly with fishing, something his best friend, Shorepaw, made sure to teach him.

When a greencough epidemic began to spread across the Clan, threatening even the lives of their leader and deputy, Silentpaw made a rash decision to seek the aid of a rival Clan. They desperately needed herbs and, being one of the few healthy cats left in the Clan, he set out on his journey, accompanied by none other than Shorepaw. The two journeyed alongside the lake to make their way to ThunderClan territory, which startled the warriors of that Clan. It took some convincing but Silentpaw managed to gain the help of ThunderClan’s medicine cat and return much-needed herbs back to his camp.

Because of this heroic and dangerous act, RiverClan would be saved and both Silentpaw and Shorepaw would receive their warrior names early. But not before the long kept secret spilled out: that the cats he believed were his real parents lied to him his entire life. Carpspike tried to reconcile with his son but Silentpaw ignored everyone, angry at himself and baffled that his clan would choose to lie to him like this. He even debated on leaving the Clan at one point but Shorepaw stuck by him, through all his grieving, all his venting. Silentpaw never truly forgave Carpspike but ended up on mutual terms with him.

It was only when he was a warrior did Silentstorm recognise he some deep feelings for Shoresplash, feelings he couldn’t exactly explain. Maybe...love? But a tom couldn’t possibly fall in love with another tom and so he did his best to ignore them.

He received his own apprentice by the name of Pepperpaw, who he quickly grew to be a father-like figure to. Pepperpaw struggled with their own feelings of “being different” and downright uncomfortable with themselves, something Silentstorm attested to. When Pepperpaw revealed they wished to be referred to as a tom, Silentstorm accepted respectfully. Pepperpaw’s own father disowned his son for this and Silentstorm quickly helped to protect his apprentice from any transphobic comments. Because of Pepperpaw’s encouragement, Silentstorm confesses his feelings for Shoresplash and both became official mates.

Despite the uncomfortable stares and hisses from other cats at two toms being a couple, Silentstorm ignored them. His former apprentice, Peppermint, was a warrior now and was overall accepted now and the young cat would be sure that Silentstorm’s and Shoresplash’s relationship be respected too.

Silentstorm found four abandoned and half-starved kits just outside Clan territory, which he was quick to convince the Clan to keep - and him and Shoresplash adopted the kits as their own, in which all four of them eventually become loyal RiverClan cats - Waspfleet, Foxcatcher, Deerspring, Beetleshine.

Silentstorm lived to see his former apprentice rise up in ranks, becoming a deputy than leader. Both he and Shoresplash retired to the elder’s den and lived the remainder of their life peacefully. Silentstorm was first to pass away quietly in his sleep.

Silentstorm gave Pepperstar the encouragement to become the best leader RiverClan would ever have - and that his legacy would live on.